Entries for June 2022

... the state of Hawaii has released a report explaining why the rail project will fail no matter where it goes or how much it costs ....

... In the United States, Hawaii was the first to pass a town-and-country-type land-use law in 1961 ....

“...Rajesh Budhabhatti is a subject of a public corruption/wire fraud case....”

... how many houses built before 1939 and after 2000 ....

... $54,862 to mine one bitcoin in Hawaii ....

... SB3089 would ensure checks and balances during times of emergency ....

... It was sold to the public on the promise that it would only cost about $4 billion, that it would be completed by 2019 and that the general excise tax surcharge associated with it would end by 2022 ....

... CWS officials conducted a “grab and go” of B.D. without a court order or prior notice to David. State officials took B.D. from her school, placed her in Keahiolalo’s custody, immediately escorted Keahiolalo and B.D. to the airport, and flew them to Kauai ....

 ... including cash bail and Hu Honua -- but not Mauna Kea ....

... With inflation rates soaring and the cost of living spiraling, more and more people are moving away ....

... A Map of Regressive Progressives:  School by school data shows anti-vaxxers concentrated in areas known for anti-GMO and anti-Superferry protests ....

... Hawaii has 1.7 elected officials per 10,000 citizens, fewest in USA -- this is largely because Hawaii has only 92 elected officials below the state level.  The next lowest state, Rhode Island, has 983 ....

... Levels of THC in edibles at Waikiki stores more potent than those sold at dispensaries ....

... Maui County proposes to spend more than One Billion Dollars in this fiscal year, a 26% increase over last fiscal year ....

... total outstanding credit card debt stood at $222.6 million in the first quarter of 2022, or an average of $15,709 per household ....

... meanwhile ... 9th Circuit Allows Class Action Suit over Lack of Female Locker Rooms in Hawaii DoE Schools ....

...HART’s new plan appears to contain “overly optimistic assumptions about revenues, ridership and costs, and this could saddle local taxpayers with unstated liabilities in the future.”....

“...They’re saying that there is no such thing as a woman....”

... The two newly approved schools are Namahana School, which will be located in Kalihiwai on the north side of the island of Kauaʻi, and Kūlia Academy, which will be located in Kalihi on the island of Oʻahu ....

... Unfortunately, in Hawaii, abortion will still be allowed in most circumstances ....